A projecting aperture at the end of a tube, pipe etc. serving as an outlet for compressed air. Reduces the demand on the compressor by generating the highest thrust and volume for the lowest possible air consumption.

A series of Nansen-bottle water samples and associated temperature observations resulting from one release of a messenger.

The top of a mast.

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A device for measuring sea-surface waves. It consists of a weighted pole below which a disk is suspended at a depth sufficiently deep for the wave motion associated with deepwater waves to be negligible. The pole will then remain nearly as if anchored to ...

In the stock market, an index is a device that measures changes in the prices of a basket of.

The level at which ice crystals and snowflakes melt as they descend through the atmosphere.

Capital gains tax arises as a result of a 'chargeable event' - in the case of stock market.

A tax allowance which takes account of depreciation of certain types of business assets such as.

Electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength than visible radiation but longer than x-rays, between 0.02 and 0.4 micron (200 and 4000 angstrom).

The line where the water comes to on the hull of a boat. Design waterline is where the waterline was designed to be, load waterline is the waterline when the boat is loaded, and the painted waterline is where the waterline was painted. Actual waterline is ...

The process of breaking down organic material; reduction of the net energy level and change in physical and chemical composition of organic material.

Also VMG. Actual boat speed after adjusting for such factors as current and leeway.

The force that pulls a wind turbine blade, as opposed to drag.

A way of joining photovoltaic cells by connecting positive leads to negative leads; such a configuration increases the voltage.

In the simplest terms, the purchase and sale, or sale and purchase, of a security on the same.

A compressor belonging to the group of dynamic compressors.

A description of how well people in a lighted space can see to do visual tasks and how visually comfortable they feel in that space.

An instrument for measuring differences of electric potential.

The part on the object which is hauled upon.